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Ir RESOLUTION 1988-10 RESOLUTION REQUESTING LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT FOR THE INTERESTS OF SMALL CITIES AND THE CITY OF HUGO BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUGO, WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA: WHEREAS, the Minnesota House and Senate have displayed an obvious lack of concern for the well-being of small communities and rural areas in recent years; and WHEREAS, small cities and other governmental agencies have been strapped by levy limits, the loss of federal/state aids, and threats of freezing local government aids and the homestead credit which are main sources of revenue for small communities; and WHEREAS, the legislature continues to pass laws mandating services, reporting, and other municipal performance requirements without funding sources to accomplish said mandates; and WHEREAS, tax -cut promises to constituents always seem to be in the areas affecting revenues for cities, counties, and school districts as opposed to the State of Minnesota's main sources of revenue; and NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUGO, WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA: That our locals legislative representatives represent our concerns and the concerns of other small communities and governmental agencies as follows: 1. Removal of levy limits for communities under 5vOOO population. 2. No legislative mandates be approved without state funding for said mandates or a special levy for said mandates. 3. The State of Minnesota conform to the same legislative mandates required of cities and counties. 4. Taxes paid by Minnesota residents for certain purposes, such as the gasoline tax, be used for the purposes for which they were intended. 5. State agencies reduce their budgets during the year if revenue shortfalls are apparent as opposed to deficit spending and borrowing from other funds or cutting other agency's revenues to balance the budget. 6. The legislature consider the cost of implementing legislative mandates for citizens, local governmental agencies, and the state itself before adopting such legislation. 7. Homestead credit and local government aids for cities, counties, and school districts not be reduced unless the state is willing to reduce its revenue sources by a similar percentage.